Monday, June 06,
The monsoons hit Goa last Friday signaling the winding up of the mining season, which was marked with several protests and environmental issues this year.
Goa, which is the highest exporter of iron ore, will now see only lumpy ore being sent abroad through its port located in Vasco town.
The monthly turnover of iron ore is expected to reduce to only one million tonne as against the general turnover of six million tonnes of iron ore exported every month.
The Goa Mineral Ore Exporters’ Association (GMOEA), a body representing ore exporters, have said that the exports would be down by almost 80-90 per cent during monsoon as the ore in the form of fines cannot be transported in wet weather.
The association secretary, Mr Glenn Kalavampara, said only lumpy ore would be exported during the monsoon and very few mines would export fines by taking abundant precautions like extra covering on the trucks.
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